Travel

AB Goes Walkabout: Stapleford Park

October 15, 2009

Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting one of England’s finest countryside resorts, Stapleford Park. What a lovely place to spend a weekend or two in! Thanks S for letting me roam freely around the establishment. I really enjoyed myself Secluded in the heart of some of England’s most picturesque and enjoyable countryside, [...]

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Open House at Linton Street

October 13, 2009

Pics from the Hari Raya open house at Linton Road where a number of Bruneian students are living in a few houses. It was an awesome night spent in the company of some wonderful young people who welcomed us with traditional Bruneian warmth and hospitality. Thanks guys for the lovely evening!

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Berhari Raya di Loughborough

October 12, 2009

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Bersiar-siar di Bandar Leicester

October 10, 2009

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Bonza Weekend in London Part Two

October 8, 2009

Two UBD Students to study at the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts in UK Ampuan Siti Ramlah (left) and Muhamed Rusydi (right) holding their passports with their student visas with His Excellency Mr Rob Fenn, the British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam Two UBD students will be leaving for the United Kingdom this Saturday, 10 [...]

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Dinner with Bruneians in Leicester

October 7, 2009

Well it looks like Nando’s is the defacto dining destination for Bruneians in Leicester. Last week we had a meet n greet dinner for Bruneians in Leicester and it took place at… yup, Nando’s.

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Bonza Weekend in London Part One

October 6, 2009

Congratulations DJ Hani on your nikah yesterday! Ok for those of you who’ve been following me on FB and Twitter you’d know that I went walkabout to London over the weekend. Here are some of what I saw and photographed along the way While waiting for the train to London, I stopped over at Nando’s… [...]

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More from Induction Week – The Student Fair

September 29, 2009

As I was saying before, there’s all sorts of societies and clubs here at the Uni. Below are some of them: Krishna Consciousness Society Burlesque Society Sri Lankan Society Dominoes Society? Mosh Nightclub Christmas Ball Society?

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Induction Week Begins

September 29, 2009

Today is the start of induction week where we register for classes and sign up for all sorts of societies and extra-curricular activities. Its an exciting week at Leicester University!

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Freshies Cultural Night at Leicester University

September 27, 2009

As with the majority of the universities here in UK, Leicester has no shortage of International students. As such, it has become a tradition to hold a cultural night during freshie week. The venue was quite packed with students from all over the world including Cyprus, Turkey, Tibet, Nigeria, Ghana, Taiwan, Spain, Germany, Canada, USA, [...]

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An English Tea Party

September 26, 2009

Tomorrow is World Tourism Day! Each year, World Tourism Day has a Theme and a Host Country. In 2009, Ghana will be the Host for the 30th World Tourism Day under the theme : “Tourism – Celebrating Diversity”. Brunei, a member country of the UNWTO since 2007, has decided this year for the first [...]

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An afternoon at Victoria Park

September 25, 2009

Yesterday afternoon was spent at Victoria Park with fellow freshies with icebreaker sports activities such as soccer, rounders, basketball, and of course, cricket. The weather was PERFECT! Inda panas, inda jua sajuk… cam beikun nya kitani heheh! Not all were there for sports…

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AB goes Walkabout: Leicester City

September 24, 2009

Leicester is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England. It is the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest. In 2004, the population of the city proper was estimated at 285,100, with 441,213 living in the wider Leicester [...]

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Day One of Orientation

September 23, 2009

Early morning throng The student volunteers are great. I would have loved to volunteer next year too Nad and Robin registering for City Tour Nalik?? NALIK?? Can u tell me what this is?

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AB goes walkabout: Enroute to Leicester

September 22, 2009

London from the air There were over 150 students bound for Leicester alone! Red tag for Opal Court Nice tattoo Guess where this is?

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Education UK 2009 Exhibition

August 27, 2009

Congrats to my buddy Maul who got featured on NDTV while conducting a masterclass in Silat Suffian Bela Diri in Melbourne: From The Brunei Times: STUDENTS who wish to pursue higher education in the United Kingdom were advised to make full use of the British Council’s Education Exhibitions, as there is no substitute for obtaining [...]

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Memories of Berlin

August 17, 2009

Question of the day: ARE YOU INSURED? Check out kennysia’s piece about this perennial issue. I’ll bet you’ll wanna go and get at least some basic coverage after reading it…

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More from CMMA 2009

June 27, 2009

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AB Goes Walkabout: CMMA 2009

June 25, 2009

Here are some pics from the recently concluded CommunicAsia Exhibition which was held in Singapore last week. The crowd this year was noticeably smaller and so were the number of exhibitors. This may be due to the economic downturn and also the whole H1N1 situation. The highlights of the show were new phones from Samsung [...]

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The Show – Part One

June 21, 2009

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DPMMFC Champions!

June 20, 2009

NEWSFLASH TelBru, Brunei Bay Radio and Card Access Services Brunei Launch Low Cost Electronic Payment Service Using the High Frequency (HF) and Radio Network – TelBru, Brunei’s largest telecommunications and information technology provider, Brunei Bay Radio (BBR), operator of the South East Asian HF/SBB radio email hub and Card Access Services (CAS) Brunei, the leading [...]

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Homestay – KNK Style!

April 26, 2009

All systems go for the Ultimate Foodie Bloggers’ Challenge this afternoon! I’m bringing my Quick and Dirty Roast Lamb for sampling heheh! See y’all there! On April 15th, the head chief of the Ulu Melilas longhouse, Pehin Datu Pekerna Dewa Hj Mohd Ali Bin Abdullah Hitam signed a Memorandum of Understanding on longhouse homestay program [...]

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AB Goes Walkabout: M’sia Megafam “The Rest of it”

April 16, 2009

Pics taken during the recent Tourism Malaysia Megafam frip to KL. After the fully packed daily programs, nights were spent wandering around the Bukit Bintang area and checking out the events surrounding the upcoming F1 race. Starhill aka Bukit Bintang Crossing the road Lots and lots of shops Very urban I stumbled upon these talented [...]

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AB Goes Walkabout: M’sia Megafam Twin Towers

April 9, 2009

Positive Taps Over the last few weeks, I’ve had several “positive taps” reminding me to be thankful for this blessed life I have. A decent job, a wonderful family, and a wife who would move heaven and earth for me… Reading Gembo’s words yesterday about his ordeal made me thankful for my ROCK. The video [...]

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AB Goes Walkabout: M’sia Megafam Sunway Lagoon

April 8, 2009

Australia Moves to Build High-Speed Network I think Brunei would be a perfect place for the kind of project which the Oz government is going to undertake. The goal would not be the network itself but the ripple effect it would create such as employment, economic stimulus, test-bed opportunities etc The Australian government said on [...]

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AB Goes Walkabout: M’sia Megafam F1 Raceday!

April 7, 2009

Here’s a taste of the F1 action on Sunday The road leading to Sepang was JAMMED! An example of excellent branding… The CROWD! We had Jade tickets Da gangsta & Yoong making a run for the starting grid. Unfortunately they missed it by a minute…

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AB Goes Walkabout: M’sia Megafam Medical Tourism

April 6, 2009

Prince Court Medical Centre, which has received an international accreditation, expects to ride on medical tourism for growth following interests from overseas patients in quality healthcare services in Malaysia. The Joint Commission International (JCI) is an authority on healthcare responsible for accrediting organisations which illustrate and practise high standards of medical care. Through its collaboration [...]

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AB Goes Walkabout: M’sia Megafam Seminar

April 4, 2009

On Thursday evening, we headed for the Megafam Tourism seminar which was held at the Istana Hotel. There, we met with all the megafam participants from 27 countries including those from such exotic locations like Syria, Latvia, and Russia. These was a batik painting demo Participants were encouraged to try out batik painting Blind masseuses [...]

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AB goes walkabout: Tourism M’sia Megafam Day Two

April 3, 2009

Day two’s program included visits to the Islamic Arts Museum and the Selangor Pewter factory, ending with a Megafam seminar at the Istana Hotel. Muzium Kesenian Islam Malaysia No pics allowed inside, but the museum contains a large collection of Islamic art not only from Iran and the middle east, but also China, India and [...]

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AB goes walkabout: Tourism M’sia Megafam Day One

April 2, 2009

Greetings from sunny Kuala Lumpur! I’m here attending Tourism Malaysia’s Megafam event which includes attending the Formula One races this weekend. I’m pretty chuffed cos this whole trip’s sponsored by Tourism Malaysia and Malaysian Airlines. About Mega Fam: The Mega Fam programme is organised with the support from local and foreign airlines, Malaysian hotels [...]

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4th Annual Belait Travel Fair

March 2, 2009

Dropped by at the 4th Annual Belait Travel Fair at OGDC yesterday to check out what was on offer. The turnout was great with lots of special deals being offered by the participating travel agents and the airlines of course. Apart from the free ice-cream, an addition to this year’s participation were some booths set [...]

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Let’s check out our own backyard!

January 30, 2009

The Brunei Tourism Department, launched its domestic tourism campaign this year with the introduction of a new marketing campaign called “10 must-do KNK Packages for 2009″. The 10 packages are: Sunset Brunei Bay Cruise with a two-hour duration and promotion price of B$35 per person (minimum six-pax); One-night stay at Ulu Ulu Resort at the [...]

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Sarawak Laksa – A Love Affair

December 23, 2008

There’s a certain je ne sais quoi about this particular dish that makes it difficult to forget very easily. One yearns for it once one has had a taste of it. Yes, the sarawak laksa is one of those memories which shall linger in my mind for a time to come… Sexeh… Laksa and 3 [...]

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AB Goes Walkabout: Cat City

December 22, 2008

After procuring all the precious delicacies at the Sunday Market, it was off to Santubong, nearly an hour’s drive. Enroute, it was time for lunch, so we dropped by Auntie Rose’s place for a seafood treat! Bukit Gunong Santubong (tks Iz! hehe) view from Auntie Rose’s place Auntie Rose’s restaurant doubles as a badminton court [...]

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AB Goes Walkabout: Cat City

December 21, 2008

This morning’s prized breakfast, Sarawak Laksa! Every bit as delicious as I’d imagined it to be! From the tasty gravy to the springy noodles to the fresh prawns! Yummmzzzz! Teh-C Special to accompany the Laksa Preparing Kolo Mee Thick toast which looked like beancurd from afar hee hee! Then it was off to the Sunday [...]

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Memories of 2008 – Part 1

December 21, 2008

Have an AWESOME Sunday everyone! I’m off LAKSA hunting in CAT CITY!

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Marku Sukmo, Sampai Ketemu

December 12, 2008

Last night, da missus and I popped over to the Pantai Restaurant to try out the much talked about Essence of Bali featuring cuisine prepared by chefs brought in from the Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa. The food was authentic Balinese cuisine except less spicy as Executive Sous Chef Alit Subawa explained. Unfortunately, we [...]

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How’s my driving?

December 9, 2008

Big Birthday Shout to The Lazy Turtle! Wishing you Health, Wealth, and Happiness throughout the year! From AB and the gang! Meet the star of Cicakman 2, Saiful Apek, and the director of the movie, Yusry Halim at the Empire Cinema tomorrow, Wednesday 10th December from 3.30pm to 5pm! Call 2417977 for details! Have an [...]

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My Friday morning…

December 5, 2008

Have an AWESOME weekend ahead everyone!

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